Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-12-08

ut has not been done yet, but by Heavens
" shdH bel Here FairfaN arose TO his
utmost height, his eve flashing fire. his
nostrils dilatod and his fist clcnched-
"And tomorrow, toori At the last words.
he brought down his hand with such
violence upon the table that the elegant
Nebhi,t unconsciously started.
With sarcastic smilo and sncer curling
his lip, he sat silently regarding the antics
Of his hair-brained visitor.
Now" continued the infatuated young
man, " want you 10 help me. without
YOU, IL can not be done With your help,
not only can II be done, but II will be a
brilliant success. You yourself, a moment
since, averrcd that you considered il the
master-strolSo OF the age.n
=" My dear fellow, there is n vast diner-
ence between a thing done and thing un-
done. You are not in your sane mind. now
boy. Do you know what would be the con
sequence Of failure in such an undertake
ingi II would kick up deuce Of a row;
and imagine my own predicament besides
Fairfax saw that he had made mistake,
and lhat his task, as far as tho influencing
OF Nebbtt was concerned, was much
greater than he had anticipated. He had
no imprcssiblc Dick 10 deal with. He must
talk with this man intolligcntly, unenthusi-
estically; reason with him and present his
plans in an open, logical manner, stating
the facts as they appeared TO him, nnd not
Withholding the chances OF failure.
Coolly lighting d cigarette and leaning
laE'e @''e,s, he began in slow, measured.
co.. Z mn 10 set forth the case exactly
as isw ~A~i facts W. what
his listet
Fairfax gave him "a, 4, In
this way, thrown Nebbit. d ,I,,Io on his
guard, began-yet without appearing so TO
do--to appeal 10 the element OF daredevil
try and dash that he knew was latent in
that mans nature Little by little nc
worked on the latter, until, by and by, his
now Observation-Disclosures auditor slapped
his righ with his hand, calculating;
'What sensation Il would create Cad I
the very originality and daring Of tho plan
almost toinpts me to-hy IT,"
Fairfax said nothing, but sat silently
snlolnng. lie perceived he had gained his
point.
Nebbtt rose and began pacing the saloon
Door in deep thought, every now and then
emitting AN explosive laugh
At last he suddenly turned, came towards
Fairfnx, put his hands on tho latter's
shoulders, and looked him straight In the
eye.
What no saw there seemed 10 be the
cause OF an Immediate decision on his part,
aud wcll II might That nrmly-clo3od
mouth and dauntlcss eye, in which caution
and daring were equally conspicuous, be-
tokcncd answering persistence.
''Fairfax, naid Nebbitt ''it shall hc done!
Your plan Is excellent Execute Il IN every
dotail as you gave II to me and success Is
cfyttig. Omit one, and tho chances Of fail
ure viii outweigh those Of success. As 10
your two heavy villains, you may set your
mind at rest about them. I have IN ms
crew two men exactly suited 10 tho require
menis OF the decd Both understand, and
one iluontly spoalfs, French. You can rely
upon their rigid and fearless execution Of
any command youmay sec III 90 lay upon
them; and should any unexpected emer-
gency arise, their Judgment seldom fails 70
direct them Alright / know them from past
years, " said Nebbtt, with faint smile.
"As 10 your equipment and an OF that fol
de-rol, give my steward list Of what you
grant, and he win go 10 Paris and attend to
all OF that business AS 10 the other matter
OF which you speak, Mr.. Porte himself is
now In Paris. can, no doubt, secure you
his Bar Harbor cottage for the autumn.
You surely won't want II for a longer
pericd'' said be, with curious smile.
"Wait a moment" he continued, dsap-
pearing for short time, and returning
with two seamen, sharp, shrcwd, daring
looking fellows.
"Air Fairfax, these are Jack Longshore
and Davy Jones. My men, you are TO go